investigation continues
Downtown Nanaimo building damaged after garbage can set alight
NANAIMO - Quick response by witnesses, and responding fire crews, limited damage from an apparent act of arson.Fire Rescue crews were called to the A&W Restaurant on Victoria Cres., near Esplanade, on Tuesday, Aug. 4 around 4:30 a.m. after a garbage bin outside the business was set on fire, resulting in flames shoo...
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Commercial fisherman fined $30,000 for 2023 incidents off Nanaimo's coast
NANAIMO - An experienced commercial fisherman was hit with another fine recently for failing to properly log his fishing activities off Nanaimo's coast in 2023. Delta resident Dean Keitsch, 63, was fined $30,000 during a sentencing hearing in Nanaimo on Friday, July 31, after pleading guilty earlier this year to four c...
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added recreation
New bike park opens in Ladysmith
LADYSMITH - A new addition to a beloved sport and recreation area is officially open.Some of the first riders to take on the new bike park adjacent to Forrest Field showed off their skills on Wednesday, July 29, as the Town officially cut the ribbon for the new facility.Work completed so far represents just the first p...
Aug 03, 2026
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One airlifted to hospital with 'serious injuries' after highway crash south of Nanaimo
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Downtown Nanaimo building damaged after garbage can set alight
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Commercial fisherman fined $30,000 for 2023 incidents off Nanaimo's coast
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Nanaimo, Parksville and Area
climate funds
Nanaimo makes push to restore provincial climate action funding
NANAIMO - With funding not renewed beyond this year, local governments are advocating to maintain a versatile climate action program. Since 2022, the Local Government Climate Action Program (LGCAP) has provided over $1.6 million to the City of Nanaimo to support numerous energy efficiency initiatives, including capital...
Aug 03, 2026
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$7 million
Government funding to help with Parksville Fire Station renovation
PARKSVILLE - A senior government grant is helping green light sorely needed upgrades to the City's fire station.The City of Parksville announced Thursday, July 30, they were the recipient of $7 million from the federally funded Strategic Priorities Fund, designed to help municipal governments with major projects beyond...
Aug 02, 2026
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residential and commercial
Three-storey mixed-use building coming to Nanaimo's Diver Lake
NANAIMO - The vision of a three-storey building on Diver Lake mixing residential units with office space is starting to come together after the approval of a development permit. Located at 3679 Shenton Rd., the proposal would have commercial office space in the first and second storeys, with 17 multiple-family units of...
Aug 02, 2026
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Training day
Training structure a 'game-changer' for Nanoose/Lantzville fire crews
NANOOSE BAY - Candidly declaring prior structural fire and rescue drills were not realistic, the deputy chief of Nanoose Bay Fire Department (NBFD) is excited about what they have to train with now. Completed and in use since early this year, NBFD and Lantzville Fire Rescue are regularly benefiting from a two-storey cu...
Aug 01, 2026
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community celebration
Ladysmith Days capped off by fireworks
LADYSMITH - A popular family-friendly event drawing thousands of people to Ladysmith this weekend will go out with a bang. Celebrated annually for over 50 years, Ladysmith Days happens Saturday, Aug. 1 and Sunday, Aug. 2, with most of the itinerary based at Transfer Beach Park and downtown Ladysmith. The festivities ki...
Jul 31, 2026
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10th anniversary coverage
NNN's Last 10: Battle between fact and fiction sees decade of rapid change
NanaimoNewsNOW is celebrating 10 years of serving Nanaimo and the mid-Island, by looking at the ways our region has changed in the last decade. NANAIMO - Amid constant change throughout the Harbour City over the last decade, perhaps little has shifted course more than how information is shared. While the rise of social...
Jul 31, 2026
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British Columbia
More than 600 tickets, some driving bans issued as drivers attend B.C. music festival
SALMO - Police say officers handed out more than 600 tickets, including 78 for drug-impaired driving, to people who attended a music festival in British Columbia's Kootenay region. The BC Highway Patrol says in a release that more than 50,000 people a...
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B.C. man charged with sex exploitation of youth dating back two decades
RICHMOND - A Metro Vancouver man has been charged following a multi-year investigation into alleged sexual exploitation of a youth more than two decades ago. Police in Richmond say in a statement that the accused, a 53-year-old man from North Vancouver...
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Ottawa moves to list Alberta-backed West Coast pipeline as national interest project
OTTAWA - The federal government is advancing the process to designate a proposed oil pipeline to the West Coast as a "national interest" project. Naming a project in the national interest under the Building Canada Act allows the government to fast-trac...
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TSB investigating after two planes crashed in mid-air in Chilliwack, B.C.
CHILLIWACK - Canada's Transportation Safety Board is investigating after two planes collided in mid-air near Chilliwack, B.C., in the province's Fraser Valley. The board says in a statement that an investigation team is being deployed to the area near ...
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'Devastation': Chief says about 230 homes destroyed by B.C. wildfire
VERNON - The chief of the Okanagan Indian Band says about 230 homes have been destroyed by a raging wildfire near Vernon, B.C. Dan Wilson said 30 homes of band members and 200 non-band homes had been destroyed by the Bradley Creek fire, that evacuees s...
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Two planes crash in mid-air near Chilliwack airport, officials say
CHILLIWACK - Two planes from a pair of flight schools crashed Monday while flying near the city of Chilliwack in British Columbia's Fraser Valley. Garry Atkins with the Chilliwack Airport says one of the aircraft carrying two occupants safely landed at...
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major milestone
Serauxmen Stadium celebrating 50 years in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - A special celebration is being planned before the Nanaimo NightOwls game on Friday, July 31, to honour the 50th anniversary of Serauxmen Stadium. The pre-game ceremony starts at 6 p.m. at the stadium, with the first pitch against the Port Angeles Lefties being thrown at 6:35 pm, with fans encouraged to arrive...
Jul 30, 2026
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Home Opener
VI Raiders on the rise through the BCFC
NANAIMO - 2026 begins against the same opponent the VI Raiders faced in the British Columbia Football Conference playoffs last year. VI will host the Okanagan Sun to kick off a new season on Saturday, July 18, at Q'unq'inuqwsuxw Stadium. The Sun won their playoff matchup last fall 43-12, as part of a 10-0 season that s...
Jul 17, 2026
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Pushing for Playoffs
NightOwls poised for best season yet
NANAIMO - The Nanaimo NightOwls have hit the all-star break with a record of 22-17, and they sit in fourth place in the West Coast League's North Division. Coach Cody Andreychuk is thrilled with the club's first month and a half of the season. "The first half was the strongest we've had since the NightOwls have be...
Jul 14, 2026
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Clippers 2026-27 BCHL schedule released
NANAIMO - Next season's full BCHL schedule has been released, with the puck dropping on the Nanaimo Clippers regular season on Friday Sept. 18 at Frank Crane Arena against the Alberni Valley Bulldogs.The Clippers will have 26 home dates, 26 away games, and two yet-to-be-announced contests at the BCHL Showcase.Fridays w...
Jul 08, 2026
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Looking Back
Clipper netminder takes top prize at annual awards event
NANAIMO - The Clippers celebrated their season and remarkable playoff run with an awards ceremony and gathering of mostly team billets and volunteers.The Tuesday, May 26, celebration came just a few days removed from the end of the team's playoff run, which ended in Brooks on Friday, May 22, and featured speeches and a...
May 28, 2026
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Overtime Hurdle
Clippers lose titanic struggle in BCHL Finals to defending champion Brooks
BROOKS - The Clippers lost a fourth straight overtime game to the Brooks Bandits to lose out in five games in the BCHL Finals.After taking the first game by a score of 3-1 Nanaimo lost three straight 2-1 decisions and went down 4-3 in the series finale.The Bandits have now won back to back BCHL championships while Nana...
May 23, 2026
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Canada
U.S. antisemitism envoy calls on Canada to restrict visas, expand terrorism listings
OTTAWA - U.S. President Donald Trump's envoy for fighting antisemitism is urging Canada to revoke visas and expand terrorism listings to curb the rise of anti-Jewish hatred. Rabbi Yehuda Kaploun, who spent seven years of his childhood in Ottawa, was ap...
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Health Canada authorizes Moderna clinical trial for new Ebola vaccine candidate
TORONTO - Health Canada has authorized Moderna to conduct a clinical trial on a new mRNA vaccine that targets the form of Ebola blamed for the largest outbreak ever reported in the Democratic Republic of Congo. There is no vaccine or treatment for the ...
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Non-profit calls on feds to launch commission on legacy of slavery, racism in Canada
OTTAWA - A non-profit organization is calling on the federal government to launch a national commission to study the legacy of slavery and anti-Black racism in Canada. The Black Class Action Secretariat says the commission could probe the enduring impa...
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Town in Quebec's Laurentians declares state of emergency after heavy rainfall
MONTREAL - A municipality in Quebec's Laurentians region has declared a local state of emergency after heavy rainfall left some roads impassable. The town of L'Ascension says on social media that over a dozen roads are damaged or destroyed. Residents o...
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Canada-U.S. trade minister back in D.C. for talks this week
OTTAWA - Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc is in Washington again this week. LeBlanc and Janice Charette, Canada's chief trade negotiator, are in D.C. "for a series of trade-related engagements," a government spokesperson said Tuesday. Both Le...
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Some WestJet flights still being cancelled Tuesday as airline ramps up after strike
Flight disruptions continue at WestJet as the airline ramps up following a brief work stoppage over the long weekend. Data from aviation analytics company Cirium showed 16 WestJet flights scheduled for Tuesday had been cancelled, as of around 11 a.m. E...
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World
Netanyahu says no Israeli withdrawal from Gaza until Hamas has been completely disarmed
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza City (AP) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday that Israel will not withdraw from its current lines in Gaza until Hamas has completely disarmed and pushed back on a recent deal announced by U.S. President Donald Trump. ...
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Divided federal appeals court says Trump administration was wrong to terminate climate funds
WASHINGTON (AP) - A divided federal appeals court on Tuesday said the Trump administration improperly terminated billions of dollars in funds to boost clean energy projects, handing a win to a coalition of nonprofits picked to run the Biden-era effort....
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Utility's idle transmission tower caused 2025 Eaton fire that killed 19, Los Angeles officials say
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Sparks from an idle transmission tower owned by Southern California Edison caused the 2025 Eaton fire in the Los Angeles area that killed 19 people and destroyed more than 9,400 homes and businesses, Los Angeles County fire officials...
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